All sports, for that matter. Her pro-athlete husband cheated on her&#151;and she&#39;s not sure she&#39;ll ever be ready to give her heart again. Now she&#39;s single and working at a children&#39;s charity, and it&#39;s not just event planning that has her putting in overtime. Local football celebrityNatalie Hart has sworn off love and basketball.

All sports, for that matter. Her pro-athlete husband cheated on her&#151;and she&#39;s not sure she&#39;ll ever be ready to give her heart again. Now she&#39;s single and working at a children&#39;s charity, and it&#39;s not just event planning that has her putting in overtime. Local football celebrity Michael Jones is organizing a gala affair with Natalie. And the sexy jock has made it crystal clear he&#39;d like to kick off with seduction. But can Natalie let down her guard and fall for another professional athlete?

Michael Jones is used to women falling at his multimillion-dollar, cleat-covered feet. But Natalie is giving him a run for his money. With the vulnerable beauty arousing his fierce protective instincts&#151;and a desire neither has the power to resist&#151;Michael is ready to let his playboy past go. If Natalie&#39;s willing, together they can surrender to their future. Body, heart and soul....more

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I opened this book with the intent to write a review for the publisher and author but found at page 24, I couldn't keep going. I'm sure the story would have been nice - as is evident in previous reviews - but I couldn't push myself to go on. I won't mention why on this review but this was one that unfortunately will meet the "Couldn't Finish Pile."

This is the second book in the Harts in Love series. The three Hart sisters were estranged for many years and have come back to Cleveland for their aunt's funeral. In the first book, Always in My Heart, the sisters patched up their differences and are getting along better.

Natalie, the youngest, has just left a high-profile marriage to a basketball player who cheated on her. Staying in Cleveland for awhile will help her decide what to do next and she keeps busy by fundraising for a children's chaThis is the second book in the Harts in Love series. The three Hart sisters were estranged for many years and have come back to Cleveland for their aunt's funeral. In the first book, Always in My Heart, the sisters patched up their differences and are getting along better.

Natalie, the youngest, has just left a high-profile marriage to a basketball player who cheated on her. Staying in Cleveland for awhile will help her decide what to do next and she keeps busy by fundraising for a children's charity. When it looks like she will be working with local football star, Michael Jones, Natalie is skeptical. The last thing she wants to do is spend any time with a professional athlete. Adding more stress to her life is the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of the mother that left Natalie and her sisters in their aunt's care.

I'm really enjoying this series, especially the different ways that the sisters handle learning more about their missing mother. Natalie, being the youngest, of course doesn't harbor the same animosity as her older sisters over being abandoned and is more dedicated to finding the truth. Each book reveals a little more about the mystery of their missing mother and I can't wait to see how it turns out....more

4 STARSThis is the second book of three about the Hart sisters. But I read it first before I realize that. So I know what I will read next. The story line of what happened to thier mother has been in the first two books and I bet it will continue in the last book. It was not the main focus of the book.Natalie Hart is the youngest of the three sisters. They have not talked to each other for years but I guess in the first they came together for thier Aunt's funeral that had raised them after thier4 STARSThis is the second book of three about the Hart sisters. But I read it first before I realize that. So I know what I will read next. The story line of what happened to thier mother has been in the first two books and I bet it will continue in the last book. It was not the main focus of the book.Natalie Hart is the youngest of the three sisters. They have not talked to each other for years but I guess in the first they came together for thier Aunt's funeral that had raised them after thier mom left them.Now Natalie gets a surprise from her husband that they are now divorced. She is shocked they seperated only two months ago andthis was the first she knew he wanted a divorce. He was a professional basketball player and had an affair with her bestfriend.Now he divorced her and proposed to fiance that same day it was all over the media.While out shopping as therapy she saw a reporter outside a store talking to someone good looking and found out he was a professional football player. A little while later trying to avoid the same reporter she bumped into him Michael Jones. Michaeldid not mind her running into him and started to flirt with her but she brushed him off. Noway she wanted to get involved withanother athlete. Later they were both asked to help out on a chairity event and Michael kept asking her out every time they met. Natalie has a hard time not comparing him to her husband and quite a few times jumped to judgement against him.Michael had never been so attracted and worked so hard for someone attemtion. He admits he was a player but he was single buthe had changed after his mom was in a bad accident. He wants to be thier for Natalie if she will let him.I can see why Natalie was having a hard time getting over a marriage in just two months would be hard. Especially with all theother factors going on in her life. No wonder she did not want to get involved with anyone let alone a athlete. Thier was a couple of love scenes that I skipped over. Thier was a lot of the book that was fairy tale romance, plus themystery of her mother and why had their never been any other family besides her Aunt & Uncle. It kept my attention from the start.It is a quick read. Can't wait to read the first book in the series and the third one comes out in June sometime.I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley.5/22/2012 PUB Harlequin Kimani Romance...more

I really wish it were possible to give half stars because I'd like to give this 3.5 stars. I more than liked it but not as much as some I've given 4 stars. This is my first Kimani romance and for an Aussi it was an interesting read. Some of the language was just a little different and believe me I'm going to be using the word 'Fine' in more than just comments about the weather from now on.

I liked the heroine Natalie, a vulnerable young woman just coming out of a failed marriage and still with soI really wish it were possible to give half stars because I'd like to give this 3.5 stars. I more than liked it but not as much as some I've given 4 stars. This is my first Kimani romance and for an Aussi it was an interesting read. Some of the language was just a little different and believe me I'm going to be using the word 'Fine' in more than just comments about the weather from now on.

I liked the heroine Natalie, a vulnerable young woman just coming out of a failed marriage and still with some residual insecurities from her mothers abandonment as a child. This is part of a series about three sisters so we get to see quite a bit of family interaction and a touch of mystery around their search for their mother.

Michael Jones was 'Fine' in the best way. Kayla Perrin painted a very attractive picture of the football star with a caring heart. I liked the way he interacted with Natalie and Ms Perrin gave us some nice insights into his view of the relationship.

There is quite a bit of sizzle between the two and the love scenes are hot without being too much. The story was nicely balanced between Natalie's insecurities and the problems Michael, as a celebrity, has with a stalker. For both of them it takes trust to push beyond the problems and the story resolves very sweetly....more

Hated the heroine Natalie. I know she has issues but really. She tells him she wants only a business relationship and doesn't want him contacting her but when she doesn't hear from him she gets mad and assumes he's with some new woman. He sent her roses and she assumed he cheated on her but they weren't even dating at the time.

A perfect romance. Michael and Natalie's story is sweet, enduring, and lusty. I loved this story from the first page till the last. I was very disappointed with the first Hart sisters story (Callie), but Ms. Perrin totally redeemed herself with this one, in my opinion. I would recommend Surrender My Heart to all lovers of romance. Again, Michael Jones is smoking hot!........The sisters are still on the search for their mother and in this installment the results are again, heartbreaking.

I would lA perfect romance. Michael and Natalie's story is sweet, enduring, and lusty. I loved this story from the first page till the last. I was very disappointed with the first Hart sisters story (Callie), but Ms. Perrin totally redeemed herself with this one, in my opinion. I would recommend Surrender My Heart to all lovers of romance. Again, Michael Jones is smoking hot!........The sisters are still on the search for their mother and in this installment the results are again, heartbreaking.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Harlequin/Kimani Romance for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book....more

urrender My Heart was the second installment to Kayla Perrin's Heart Series. We meet the younger sister Natalie Hart and her discovery that not all athletes are cheaters. In walks NFL wide receiver Michael Jones or should we say Natalie literally bumps into Mike and instant attraction ignites. Natalie gives Mike a run for his money but he is determined to break through her barriers. Will he succeed, readers will need to pick up this installment and find out. This was a cute and enjoyable read.

This was an ok read. I definitely like Callie's story a bit better. I really liked Michael's character. He was a real go getter when it came to what he wanted. Natalie, there was just a little something missing with her that I couldn't quite figure out. These two had a few good love scenes so the chemistry was definitely there, but the story just wasn't as powerful as the first. Looking forward to reading the 3rd book because Deanna seems like she'll have a really interesting story.

This is the second book in the Heart series and the thing I love most about this series is, this book picked up right where Always In My Heart left off. Many series pick up a couple of months down the road but this one was like reading one book. We are getting closer and closer to solving the big mystery in the series and I can't wait for the next book. Kayla Perrin has done an excellent job with this series!